Ma Bin, deputy envoy of the Imperial City Department, and He Chao, deputy commander of the Liang Palace Guards, were also rescued from the lake. Only then did what happened on the ship become known to the public. At this time, everyone was dumbfounded. The grain transported by water was burned.
It doesn't matter how many ships there are. The worst thing is to ship a few more ships to make up for it. Food is not a valuable thing. But the fact that two generous gifts for the Queen Mother's birthday have been robbed is by no means a trivial matter.
These two birthday gifts have been reported to the Queen Mother, who is eagerly waiting for the ship to arrive. The two brothers, the Emperor and Prince Liang, have spent a lot of money and money to find these two treasures in order to fulfill their filial piety, but now they have been robbed.
.This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world. Once this matter reaches the capital, the Holy Emperor will definitely be furious, and many people will follow suit.
The news was delivered to Hangzhou City by flying horses that morning, and the first person to receive the news was naturally Liang Wang Guo Bing. Just when Lin Jue entered the palace to plead guilty, the news that the birthday gift had been robbed was also sent to Guo Bing.
How could Guo Bing have the time to deal with Lin Jue's matter? The robbery of his birthday gift was already serious enough to affect his status and safety. How could he have the mood to care about Lin Jue's small matter?
The reason why Guo Bing spent a lot of money and painstaking efforts to find valuable treasures to present as a gift to the Queen Mother on her 70th birthday was naturally to please the Queen Mother. Everyone knows that the most filial person in the world today is the Queen Mother. As long as she pleases the Queen Mother, she can
The vassal king who is far away in Hangzhou has nothing to worry about. Of course, Guo Bing's purpose does not stop there. This time he found the priceless red coral tree for his imperial brother and dedicated it in his name.
, is to consolidate the relationship between the Holy One and oneself.
Guo Bing knew that he was in Hangzhou, and there were countless people who were whispering in His Majesty’s ears every day. If he didn’t pay attention, he would give others a thumbs up. To solve this problem, the only way to solve this problem was to create a gap between himself and His Majesty.
The relationship between them will be closer and more harmonious, so that those who blow the wind can't blow in the evil talk. Then you need to take the initiative to work harder. This time is an excellent opportunity for you. Because of this matter, the emperor wrote a letter to praise him.
Things are done well.
However, now the gift has been robbed. Guo Bing can imagine the disappointment of the Queen Mother and the anger of the Holy Emperor when he heard this news. The Queen Mother is not happy, the Holy Spirit is not happy. The Holy Spirit is not happy, and many people related to this matter
It will be over. This will include himself. Although he may not be so angry that he will be killed because of this incident, the Holy Emperor will definitely look at him coldly from now on, which is something Guo Bing never wants to see. As a person
The holy brother of the Holy Sage, the only person in the world who can threaten the Holy Sage's throne. What Guo Bing fears most is that he will be mistrusted and ignored. What he fears most is that he does not even have the chance to remedy or explain.
While Lin Jue was sleeping in the hay hut, the entire Liang Prince's Mansion and even the entire city of Hangzhou had been shaken violently. Ordinary people may not feel anything, but the important Yamen of the entire Liangzhe Road, the Hangzhou Magistrate Yamen, and Hangzhou Ning
Officials from the navy commander's office and other important departments were deeply worried as if they were bereaved. They immediately put aside all their affairs and rushed to Prince Liang's Mansion.
Of course, this also included Lin Boyong, the head of the Lin family who was hit like a bolt from the blue. When he got the news, Lin Boyong was furious on the spot. The family pinched him and poured boiling water on him to wake him up. After that, Lin Boyong went to work non-stop.
Rushed to Prince Liang's Mansion.
…
The atmosphere in the middle hall of Prince Liang's Mansion was so tense that it almost solidified. Prince Liang Guo Bing was running in the room like a trapped animal, roaring and cursing incessantly. There were more than a dozen officials standing high and low in the room.
They are the most important dozen officials in the Hangzhou Prefecture of Liangzhe Road. They include Mr. Lu, the transfer envoy of Liangzhe Road, Yan Zhengsu, the prefect of Hangzhou, Zhang Yi, the general magistrate of Hangzhou, Song Yanping, the commander of the Ning Navy, and the deputy commander of the Ning Navy.
Navy commander Wang Kai and others, including Lin Boyong who stood at the end with an ashen face.
"It's a big joke. In the Lang Lang Zhou Dynasty, in broad daylight, there are such audacious gangsters who openly rob water transportation and imperial ships? Is this really a big deal? Are all the people I raise in the Zhou Dynasty a bunch of trash? A bunch of wine bags and rice bags?
? Just watching the ship being hijacked. Haha, I am really convinced. Is this still my great Zhou Dynasty? Is it still the panic-stricken dynasty where all the nations come to court and shock all the barbarians? It is simply unbelievable, unbelievable! "Guo
Bing walked quickly, waved his hands angrily, and roared loudly.
All the officials were silent, and no one dared to interrupt at this time, because they were in the same mood as the prince, shocked and angry.
"My lord, calm down. This is not the time to be angry. It is the time to think of a solution quickly." Someone said in a deep voice.
Guo Bing's anger suddenly found an outlet, and he shouted angrily at the person who spoke: "That's easy to say, tell me what you can do? Well? You should tell me."
The person who spoke was Yan Zhengsheng, the prefect of Hangzhou. As the chief official of Hangzhou, he has never been a person who shirks his responsibilities. In this situation, Master Lu should have spoken first, but Master Lu obviously had no idea, so Yan Zhengsheng
Decided to speak.
"Your Majesty, of course I don't have a specific plan yet. But I think we should calm down and discuss countermeasures instead of getting angry in vain." Yan Zhengsu said in a deep voice with a firm expression.
Guo Bing opened his mouth, looked at his serious face, finally sighed and sat down on the chair and said: "Okay, tell me, what should we do? No one can escape from this matter. Transporter, Hangzhou
The magistrate's general magistrate, the Water Transport Department, and the Lin family shipping company all count as one. Once the imperial edict is issued, everyone including me and I will be finished together."
After hearing this, everyone's faces turned a little grayer.
Yan Zhengsun frowned and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's birthday is at the end of November, right? If the official remembers correctly, it should be November 29th. In other words, from now on, there is still time until the Queen Mother's birthday.
More than two months. If I can get the gift back within a month, I should still be able to present it in time for the Queen Mother’s birthday. So in terms of time, I still have time.”
Guo Bing glared and said, "It's easy for you to say. I don't even know who the person who robbed the things is. Where can I get them back?"
Yan Zhengsheng frowned and said, "It's not difficult to know who stole the things. Just now, Commander Song and Deputy Commander Wang and I discussed this matter privately. The three of us basically determined the identity of the person who did this.
"
"Oh?" Everyone's eyes, including Guo Bing's, lit up, as if they had grasped a life-saving straw.
"Tell me in detail who has the courage." Guo Bing shouted.
Song Yanping gave Song Yanping a serious look. Song Yanping, who was lean and slim, with a black beard and bright eyes, understood that he had to report this matter himself, so he stepped forward and saluted.
"Prince Qi, Xiaguan and Mr. Yan, Deputy Ambassador Wang, analyzed the matter in private. Xiaguan and the other three basically reached an agreement. Judging from the number of people involved and the means used by the other party, this matter is definitely not the case.
Ordinary robbers would dare to do this. This group of people dispatched two to three hundred people and launched the raid on dozens of boats. This was obviously an organized and premeditated action. They could use so many people to launch such a thorough attack.
These are no ordinary robbers."
Guo Bing frowned and said nothing, and the young prince Guo Kun standing next to him asked: "Master Song, who did it?"
Song Yanping said solemnly: "The location of this launch is in the bay of Baoying Lake. The terrain there is very suitable for an ambush, because there are large reeds outside the bay, which can hide many manpower. As we all know, Baoying Lake is connected
Baima Lake is connected to Hongze Lake through Qingzhou Stream, the largest lake in the Jianghuai area. Neither Baoying Lake nor Baima Lake has such a large number of water bandits, so we can conclude that the bandit who robbed the ship this time must be Hongze
The group of ruthless bandits entrenched in the lake. The group of ruthless bandits has been entrenched on Guishan Island in the southwest of Hongze Lake for nearly twenty years. There have been few such big actions in recent years, but those who can do such a big thing are extraordinary.
They belong to none.”
"You mean...the tough bandits on Guishan Island that officers and soldiers failed to exterminate after several rounds of sieges? The bandit leader named Gao Yuankui?" Guo Kun asked with a frown.
"The young prince Mingjian is the bandit led by this man. He has been entrenched in Guishan Island for many years and is a cancer in the land of Huaihe River." Song Yanping said solemnly.
Guo Bing frowned and looked at Guo Kun and said, "How does my son know about this bandit and his name?"
Guo Kun said hurriedly: "Father, I don't know. Didn't Mr. Zhao, the commander of the Chuzhou Weisheng Army, come to Hangzhou to visit my father last year? My son chatted with him about Chuzhou's military and the gangsters here.
In the past few years, the imperial court had carried out crusade every year, but because the terrain where the bandits were entrenched was difficult, surrounded by water, and the fortifications of Guishan Island were steep, they lost troops and generals, but failed to achieve success. Among them, they talked about the bandit leader named Gao. It is said that this person
It turns out that he was the top martial artist in the imperial court, and he was very skilled in martial arts. For some unknown reason, he gathered a group of desperadoes and became bandits and settled here."
"The young prince is right. This Gao Yuankui was the top military scholar in the twelfth year of Jingtai. He was originally a general in the capital army, but later escaped with his life and lost his hands on Guishan Island." Gao Yanping added.
Guo Bing suddenly realized that he had never cared about these things, and even if he heard them, he would not take them to heart, so he seemed ignorant.
"But General Song, as far as I know, Gao Yuankui died last year, and now that bandit den is leaderless, how can he dare to come out and cause such a big trouble, even rob the water transport fleet heavily protected by the Ning Navy?" Guo
Kun asked with a frown.
Song Yanping and Wang Kai both blushed. Ning Haijun had lost a big face this time. Under the protection of thousands of people, the bandits took advantage of the loophole. This was simply a great shame and humiliation.
"Little prince, I cannot answer this question because of my humble position. Gao Yuankui is dead, and there must be a successor. But what the young prince said is very true. They dare to come out to rob the grain that is protected by heavy troops. There must be something fishy in this. With my humble position, I can't talk to these bandits.
Judging from the experience of dealing with pirates and pirates, this incident is absolutely unusual. I have a bold guess, but I don’t know whether to say it or not." Song Yanping said in a deep voice.
Guo Bing shouted: "It's already this time, what else can't be said?"
Gao Yanping handed over his hand and said yes, and said in a deep voice: "After discussion with Mr. Yan, both Beizhi and Master Yan believed that the gangsters should have reported the incident to someone inside. Someone in the fleet told them the news, so they knew that the fleet was about to arrive at Baoying."
The lakes and bays were anchored for supplies, and their target was the large ship loaded with gifts, which is enough to show that they came prepared."
As soon as these words came out, Guo Bing's face changed drastically, and he nodded thoughtfully: "What you said makes sense. It would be nothing if they robbed several ships of food, but they just robbed the ship carrying birthday gifts. This is obviously
It was premeditated. Not many people know about this birthday ceremony coming to Beijing. Apart from this king, it is the Ning Haijun soldiers and horses that you are responsible for protecting."
"Father, you have forgotten, there is also the Lin family. They know more details than many people." Guo Kun said coldly.
"Exactly, there is also the Lin family." Guo Bing shot a pair of sharp eyes at Lin Boyong in the corner.
